Middelburg (Eastern Cape)

Middelburg is a town of 19,000 people (2011) in the Eastern Cape.

Understand
Middelburg was founded in 1852 halfway between the towns of Graaff-Reinet and Colesberg. The city sits at an altitude of 1279 m in the Great Karoo. One focus in agriculture is sheep breeding; a special breed here is the Dorper sheep. There are also some ostrich farms. Some farms have specialized in keeping game for hunting.

Get in
Middelburg lies approximately 100 km from Graaff-Reinet, Cradock, Steynsburg, Colesberg, Richmond & Hanover.

Take the N9 from Colesberg. The N9 and the N10 cross near Middelburg.

The R56, the shortest route between the Northern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, ends at Middelburg.

Eat
There's a Saddlers and at least one more proper a la carte restaurant.

Sleep
Oucor has converted retail space into modern rooms for travelers staying over for the night.

Go next
Continue with the N9 to Graaff-Reinet.